His house is a pile of rubble and he's in the hospital, but Alabama dad Reginald Eppes considers himself lucky - after his 8-year-old was sucked into a tornado and survived.
It happened early Wednesday when howling winds lifted Reginald Jr. off his top bunk bed and into the swirling darkness.
"I was reaching up for him, but my hands never made it. The… Continue
A controversial new law in Shanghai is taking aim at man's best friend.
Dog owners in the city are scrambling after the government passed a new law limiting homes to one dog each, the news agency Agence France-Presse reported.
Although the law seems harsh, dog owners are allowed to keep their extra pets -- but must give away their dog's puppies to an… Continue
Jonathan Knight has officially come out of the closet, a week after the pop star accidentally outed him on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live."
In a blog post published Thursday on a members-only section of the New Kids on the Block website, Knight confirmed his sexual orientation for the first time publicly but claimed he had… Continue
A key witness in a Bronx murder trial was tailed by hoods and warned not to testify - the latest threat in a "Godfather"-style intimidation campaign, prosecutors said.
"They called him a rat and told him to keep his f-----g mouth shut," Bronx Assistant District Attorney Josh Gradinger said of witness Tekoa Moore.
"They knew exactly where he lived. Somebody… Continue
Tone-Loc was arrested for DUI back in December -- but the rapper says it's all a big misunderstanding because he doesn't drink ... he was merely having a seizure behind the wheel.
Loc -- real name Anthony Terrell Smith -- was pulled over by LAPD officers around 3:00 AM on December 13 after they spotted him driving erratically.
Residents in a Arkansas city got a bizarre New Year's surprise on Saturday when they woke up to find their neighborhood covered with thousands of dead birds that appeared to have fallen from the sky.
Dozens of lawns, streets and rooftops for more than a mile in Beebe, Ark., were covered with the corpses of red-winged black birds. An aerial survey showed that no other… Continue
A young Thai woman could face the death penalty after she allegedly swallowed more than 1,200 ecstasy pills wrapped in plastic in an attempt to smuggle them into the resort island of Bali, authorities said.
Custom officials said 24-year-old Sophawat Ueamduean appeared nervous and was found to have a hard stomach following a body search conducted at Bali's… Continue
"Jersey Shore" tough guy Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has been hit with assault charges over the infamous "one shot" fight during season one of the MTV reality show. The Bronx native was charged with throwing one punch in the face of Stephen Izzo during a night of boozing at a local club. Izzo, a fellow partier but not a cast member, was knocked unconscious.…
Big girls will love this Barbie.
The curvaceous, custom-designed doll is donning a necklace featuring a 1-carat pink diamond. She's being offered Oct. 20 at Christie's auction house in New York for an estimated $300,000 to $500,000. At that selling price, Christie's says she would be the world's most expensive Barbie.
All proceeds will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in support of Breast Cancer Awareness… Continue
T.I. isn’t the only one blowin’ kush and rollin’ on happy pills… New studies show Americans are “partying” more
Oh no! Illegal drug use in America has risen to the highest level since 2002, according to a government report, driven by increases in the use of marijuana, ecstasy, and methamphetamine. Here are some of the figures:
* 21.8 million Americans (8.7 percent of the over-12 population) told survey takers that they’d used drugs in… Continue
Two cops were shot early Sunday - including one saved by his bulletproof vest - in a wild Harlem gunfight sparked by the slaying of a man at a barbecue, police said.
Angel Alvarez, 23, shot and killed Luis Soto, 22, of the Bronx, and then exchanged gunfire with five responding cops - touching off a shootout in which cops fired at least 40 rounds, police said.
Alvarez was shot 21 times but survived, his family said. Three other civilians… Continue
Jaleel White -- the actor who played Steve Urkel on "Family Matters" -- is under investigation for allegedly battering a woman.
Sources familiar with the police report tell us ... the alleged victim claims White allegedly punched her in one of her breast implants while they were driving on Pacific Coast Highway two weeks ago, with an infant in the car. We're told, she claims when they got home White… Continue
For those who don’t know, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2010 NBA Championship after an epic battle between the Boston Celtics, but Kobe let it be known that he has one more ring than Shaquille O’neal. Kobe has always lived in the shadow of Shaq, with the media and commentators contributing Kobe’s first 3 rings to O’neal. These two have had an internal beef since Kobe allegedly raped a young lady in Colorado in the Summer of 2003, then tried to snitch… Continue
For some reason, The Dream thought it was a good idea to remake Aaliyah’s classic “One In A Million.” The internets went ballistic on him. He tried to explain, but I think he’s going cut this from the song.
"No one will ever [sing] Aaliyah's 'One In A Million' like she did! Deff not me lol/ I did it because I Reilly miss her still and it was out of respect! To her I'm still just a fan not a writer not an artist a Fan! Calm down the worlds not over. But [at least]… Continue
The mangled body of a nearly naked young woman was found on the tracks near a Brooklyn subway station Sunday - and her prosthetic leg was discovered a few feet away.
The woman's body was found about 3:40 p.m. in a subway culvert about 100 feet from the Kings Highway station on the N line in Bensonhurst.
"I heard one of the workers screaming on the radio, 'A woman's body on the tracks!'" said Matt Bencivenga, a dispatch manager for… Continue
1,200 Pounds Of Weed, Seized At The University Of Central Florida! (Over 41 Ppl Arrested & Main Buyers The Students)
"gents found 1,200 pounds of marijuana (see images) in a massive bust Wednesday and investigators say its worth more than $1 million. WFTV learned that the marijuana investigation centered on University of Central Florida students. Earlier this month, WFTV reported on the investigation into drug rings. Agents raided 12 homes that were all involved in a… Continue